Washington’s New Stalking Protection Order (SPO)

In 2012 I testified before the Washington State Legislature regarding the creation of a new kind of protection order for victims of stalking. The Bill was considered because there was no protection for victims of stalking, that occurred outside of Domestic Violence. I felt it was important for the Order to also include cyberstalking. The Bill was passed in 2013, and we now have a Stalking Protection Order (SPO), that includes protection for cyberstalking victims.